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lapig
/lapig/
n.
“close_companion”
 
1.
n.
a close companion
Eng. close companion; companion
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
n.
(kalapihan, kA><an-) a relative
Egpanumbaley e pad diyè te me kalapihan ku su naluhey key e ka warè nenekegkita.
I'm visitng my relative because it's a long time since we've seen each other.
Eng. close companion; relative; side; companion
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
2.
v.
for someone (eglapig, miglapig/inlapig, lapig, agent, eg><ø-) to favor or side with someone else (eglapihan, inlapihan/miglapihan/piglapihan, lapihi, recipient, eg><an-) for a reason (iglapig, inlapig, reason, ig><ø-)
Eglapig sikandin te hari rin.
He favored his young brother.
Eglapihan din ka me karumaan din meyitenged te ketenged.
He will favor his relatives for the position.
Eglapihan te Iney ka hari ne anak.
The mother favors her younger child.
Iyan din iglapig keddì su matagseb a nahud.
The reason that she favored me is that I am intelligent, perhaps.
Eng. favor; side with; take sides; partial, be; show partiality; show favoritism; prefer; favoritism, show; partiality, show; bias
DDP: Prefer (3.4.1.1.3)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
3.
v.
for someone (egpanlapig, migpanlapig/impanlapig, panlapig, agent, eg><ø-paN-) to separate things (egpanlapihen, impanlapig/migpanlapig/pigpanlapig, igpanlapig, impanlapig, instrument, eg><en-paN-, ig><ø-paN-) to a certain place (egpanlapihan, migpanlapihan/impanlapihan/pigpanlapihan, location, eg><an-paN-)
Egpanlapihen din ka igkekeupiì rin ne kumbalè.
She separated the clothes she wanted.
Awè ka due te ledled su egpanlapihan ku te maddeet ne manggad.
Get out of the corner because that is the place where I am going to place some unused clothes.
Gramm. The thing which someone separates can either be marked for 'theme' focus or 'instrument' focus.
Eng. separate; set aside
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

Updated by: RJH,RJH,QDL,NJK,QDL,RAA,RJH
Last updated: 11/Jul/2016

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"lapig"